Tracking firm OTX believes that Activision and Infinity Ward's decision to drop the "Call of Duty" tag from Modern Warfare 2 has cost the game a fair chunk of brand recognition. Details after the jump.

If you've gotten used to the four-player campaign co-op in Call of Duty: World at War, try to get over it if you're also planning to get Modern Warfare 2. The latter not only won't support four-player co-op, it won't even have a campaign co-op mode at all. Instead it'll have a two-player Special Ops mode.

Gearbox president Randy Pitchford has said that although he's a fan of Bungie and Infinity Ward's output for the past few years, he's still anxiously waiting for both studios to announce projects that are not related to their current bread-and-butter franchises. Details after the jump.

You may have heard of a rumor that Activision is looking into monetizing the Call of Duty series even further by introducing MMO-style paid subscriptions to further entries in the series. If that got you worrying about Modern Warfare 2's multiplayer, here's something to set your mind at ease.

It seems Infinity Ward isn't too bothered with how realistic Modern Warfare 2 turns out to be. They recognize that what they're out to do is to entertain people, and so realism will be taking a back seat to entertainment this time around.

You've seen it, you've read about it, you may have even watched the conference vid that lasted nearly two hours. It's Microsoft's run at the spotlight this time, and we're doing a quick run-through of all the games and all the juicy details in between. With 10 world premieres, an impressive slate of exclusives, and a motion-sensor that's set to raise the bar for the technology, Microsoft's E3 2009 Press Conference added buzz to the gaming scene that we'll be talking about for months to come.

You've seen the official trailer, you've been to the official website. Now it's time to check out the first Hi-Res screens of the one who sent shivers up and down our spine with all the bombarded visuals this past Memorial Day Weekend, the one, the only: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, and PC).

Remember that 15-second trailer from way back in March? The one that mentioned a May 24 "world premiere"? Well, it's May 24 and this was seen during the Eastern Conference finals between the Orlando Magic and Lebron James the Cleveland Cavaliers. I don't know which is hotter - this vid or East Finals series. One thing's for sure, the first full-fledged trailer for Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, and PC) certainly stole some thunder from the match.

Modern Warfare fans, rejoice! Here comes a new teaser trailer for Modern Warfare 2 courtesy of Infinity Ward and this time you can actually see some more in-game footage of the game. The 28-second clip is just a taste of what's to come when the full trailer is released on May 24.

We've got a huge fanfare for all you Modern Warfare fans! The recent Game Informer issue which has a huge 10-page feature on Modern Warfare 2 have been scanned and put online! Remember all those details which were summarized a few days back (co-op details, live patching, game length, etc.)? That's in the mag's new issue.